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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 63. <br></br> Medical decisions at the hearing level or above, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      17,134</td>
<td class="r data">      12,907</td>
<td class="r data">    75.3</td>
<td class="r data">       7,874</td>
<td class="r data">       6,392</td>
<td class="r data">    81.2</td>
<td class="r data">       9,260</td>
<td class="r data">       6,515</td>
<td class="r data">    70.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      19,935</td>
<td class="r data">      14,343</td>
<td class="r data">    71.9</td>
<td class="r data">       9,460</td>
<td class="r data">       7,447</td>
<td class="r data">    78.7</td>
<td class="r data">      10,475</td>
<td class="r data">       6,896</td>
<td class="r data">    65.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      22,687</td>
<td class="r data">      15,124</td>
<td class="r data">    66.7</td>
<td class="r data">      10,727</td>
<td class="r data">       7,966</td>
<td class="r data">    74.3</td>
<td class="r data">      11,960</td>
<td class="r data">       7,158</td>
<td class="r data">    59.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      23,871</td>
<td class="r data">      15,005</td>
<td class="r data">    62.9</td>
<td class="r data">      11,335</td>
<td class="r data">       7,990</td>
<td class="r data">    70.5</td>
<td class="r data">      12,536</td>
<td class="r data">       7,015</td>
<td class="r data">    56.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      24,038</td>
<td class="r data">      14,106</td>
<td class="r data">    58.7</td>
<td class="r data">      11,482</td>
<td class="r data">       7,673</td>
<td class="r data">    66.8</td>
<td class="r data">      12,556</td>
<td class="r data">       6,433</td>
<td class="r data">    51.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      24,300</td>
<td class="r data">      13,224</td>
<td class="r data">    54.4</td>
<td class="r data">      11,824</td>
<td class="r data">       7,338</td>
<td class="r data">    62.1</td>
<td class="r data">      12,476</td>
<td class="r data">       5,886</td>
<td class="r data">    47.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      22,258</td>
<td class="r data">      12,029</td>
<td class="r data">    54.0</td>
<td class="r data">      11,320</td>
<td class="r data">       6,885</td>
<td class="r data">    60.8</td>
<td class="r data">      10,938</td>
<td class="r data">       5,144</td>
<td class="r data">    47.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      16,575</td>
<td class="r data">       9,405</td>
<td class="r data">    56.7</td>
<td class="r data">       8,809</td>
<td class="r data">       5,566</td>
<td class="r data">    63.2</td>
<td class="r data">       7,766</td>
<td class="r data">       3,839</td>
<td class="r data">    49.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       6,612</td>
<td class="r data">       3,650</td>
<td class="r data">    55.2</td>
<td class="r data">       3,656</td>
<td class="r data">       2,208</td>
<td class="r data">    60.4</td>
<td class="r data">       2,956</td>
<td class="r data">       1,442</td>
<td class="r data">    48.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         674</td>
<td class="r data">         353</td>
<td class="r data">    52.4</td>
<td class="r data">         366</td>
<td class="r data">         220</td>
<td class="r data">    60.1</td>
<td class="r data">         308</td>
<td class="r data">         133</td>
<td class="r data">    43.2</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      16,572</td>
<td class="r data">      12,476</td>
<td class="r data">    75.3</td>
<td class="r data">       7,648</td>
<td class="r data">       6,202</td>
<td class="r data">    81.1</td>
<td class="r data">       8,924</td>
<td class="r data">       6,274</td>
<td class="r data">    70.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      19,388</td>
<td class="r data">      13,967</td>
<td class="r data">    72.0</td>
<td class="r data">       9,248</td>
<td class="r data">       7,278</td>
<td class="r data">    78.7</td>
<td class="r data">      10,140</td>
<td class="r data">       6,689</td>
<td class="r data">    66.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      22,108</td>
<td class="r data">      14,750</td>
<td class="r data">    66.7</td>
<td class="r data">      10,516</td>
<td class="r data">       7,808</td>
<td class="r data">    74.2</td>
<td class="r data">      11,592</td>
<td class="r data">       6,942</td>
<td class="r data">    59.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      23,231</td>
<td class="r data">      14,605</td>
<td class="r data">    62.9</td>
<td class="r data">      11,106</td>
<td class="r data">       7,843</td>
<td class="r data">    70.6</td>
<td class="r data">      12,125</td>
<td class="r data">       6,762</td>
<td class="r data">    55.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      23,373</td>
<td class="r data">      13,726</td>
<td class="r data">    58.7</td>
<td class="r data">      11,237</td>
<td class="r data">       7,514</td>
<td class="r data">    66.9</td>
<td class="r data">      12,136</td>
<td class="r data">       6,212</td>
<td class="r data">    51.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      23,635</td>
<td class="r data">      12,877</td>
<td class="r data">    54.5</td>
<td class="r data">      11,578</td>
<td class="r data">       7,189</td>
<td class="r data">    62.1</td>
<td class="r data">      12,057</td>
<td class="r data">       5,688</td>
<td class="r data">    47.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      21,625</td>
<td class="r data">      11,685</td>
<td class="r data">    54.0</td>
<td class="r data">      11,086</td>
<td class="r data">       6,729</td>
<td class="r data">    60.7</td>
<td class="r data">      10,539</td>
<td class="r data">       4,956</td>
<td class="r data">    47.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      16,176</td>
<td class="r data">       9,180</td>
<td class="r data">    56.8</td>
<td class="r data">       8,658</td>
<td class="r data">       5,467</td>
<td class="r data">    63.1</td>
<td class="r data">       7,518</td>
<td class="r data">       3,713</td>
<td class="r data">    49.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       6,435</td>
<td class="r data">       3,534</td>
<td class="r data">    54.9</td>
<td class="r data">       3,571</td>
<td class="r data">       2,147</td>
<td class="r data">    60.1</td>
<td class="r data">       2,864</td>
<td class="r data">       1,387</td>
<td class="r data">    48.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         646</td>
<td class="r data">         332</td>
<td class="r data">    51.4</td>
<td class="r data">         348</td>
<td class="r data">         204</td>
<td class="r data">    58.6</td>
<td class="r data">         298</td>
<td class="r data">         128</td>
<td class="r data">    43.0</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         548</td>
<td class="r data">         422</td>
<td class="r data">    77.0</td>
<td class="r data">         217</td>
<td class="r data">         184</td>
<td class="r data">    84.8</td>
<td class="r data">         331</td>
<td class="r data">         238</td>
<td class="r data">    71.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         519</td>
<td class="r data">         367</td>
<td class="r data">    70.7</td>
<td class="r data">         198</td>
<td class="r data">         162</td>
<td class="r data">    81.8</td>
<td class="r data">         321</td>
<td class="r data">         205</td>
<td class="r data">    63.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         550</td>
<td class="r data">         368</td>
<td class="r data">    66.9</td>
<td class="r data">         196</td>
<td class="r data">         153</td>
<td class="r data">    78.1</td>
<td class="r data">         354</td>
<td class="r data">         215</td>
<td class="r data">    60.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         619</td>
<td class="r data">         397</td>
<td class="r data">    64.1</td>
<td class="r data">         217</td>
<td class="r data">         146</td>
<td class="r data">    67.3</td>
<td class="r data">         402</td>
<td class="r data">         251</td>
<td class="r data">    62.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         634</td>
<td class="r data">         374</td>
<td class="r data">    59.0</td>
<td class="r data">         227</td>
<td class="r data">         154</td>
<td class="r data">    67.8</td>
<td class="r data">         407</td>
<td class="r data">         220</td>
<td class="r data">    54.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         639</td>
<td class="r data">         342</td>
<td class="r data">    53.5</td>
<td class="r data">         241</td>
<td class="r data">         147</td>
<td class="r data">    61.0</td>
<td class="r data">         398</td>
<td class="r data">         195</td>
<td class="r data">    49.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         617</td>
<td class="r data">         338</td>
<td class="r data">    54.8</td>
<td class="r data">         227</td>
<td class="r data">         152</td>
<td class="r data">    67.0</td>
<td class="r data">         390</td>
<td class="r data">         186</td>
<td class="r data">    47.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         385</td>
<td class="r data">         220</td>
<td class="r data">    57.1</td>
<td class="r data">         141</td>
<td class="r data">          95</td>
<td class="r data">    67.4</td>
<td class="r data">         244</td>
<td class="r data">         125</td>
<td class="r data">    51.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         170</td>
<td class="r data">         110</td>
<td class="r data">    64.7</td>
<td class="r data">          80</td>
<td class="r data">          57</td>
<td class="r data">    71.3</td>
<td class="r data">          90</td>
<td class="r data">          53</td>
<td class="r data">    58.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">          28</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">    75.0</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">    88.9</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    50.0</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">    64.3</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">          28</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">    32.1</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    20.7</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">          31</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    19.4</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    19.2</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    37.5</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    85.7</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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